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Breaking: Mississippi Supreme Court Rules for Cochran [my title]
Mississippi Supreme Court ^ | October 24, 2014 | Mississippi Supreme Court

Posted on 10/24/2014 3:41:51 PM PDT by Lurking Libertarian

No news article to post-- the only article so far is in the Clarion-Ledger, which we can't post. But the Mississippi Supreme Court affirmed the lower court ruling that Chris McDaniel's challenge to Thad Cochran's primary win was filed too late. The Court's decision is here.


TOPICS: Breaking News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Mississippi
KEYWORDS: 2014midterms; cochran; lawsuit; mcdaniel; mississippi; ms2014; ruling; senate; thadcochran
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Decision was 4-2 (2 dissents, 3 recusals).
1 posted on 10/24/2014 3:41:51 PM PDT by Lurking Libertarian
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To: Lurking Libertarian

9 justices and only 4 voted to uphold the ruling, and they still win? On to the Supreme Court.


2 posted on 10/24/2014 3:44:44 PM PDT by xzins ( Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! Those who truly support our troops pray for victory!)
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To: Lurking Libertarian

One day they kick your filing back as premature.

The next day they kick it back as too late.


3 posted on 10/24/2014 3:47:21 PM PDT by Iron Munro (Legacy of 'Obama The Divider' - Racial Revenge)
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To: Lurking Libertarian

A clear split decision. Appeals must now be based on criminal intent, voter and election fraud.


4 posted on 10/24/2014 3:47:58 PM PDT by Louis Foxwell (This is a wake up call. Join the Sultan Knish ping list.)
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To: Lurking Libertarian

Only two patriots ... far outnumbered by the cowards.


5 posted on 10/24/2014 3:50:30 PM PDT by so_real ( "The Congress of the United States recommends and approves the Holy Bible for use in all schools.")
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To: xzins

The US Supreme Court is not going to intervene in a state law case.

What I’d like to know is if there was this deadline why didn’t they file it on time?


6 posted on 10/24/2014 3:51:14 PM PDT by mlo
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To: xzins
On to the Supreme Court.

There was no federal issue raised in the appeal-- the only question McDaniel raised was what the statute of limitations is under Mississippi state law-- so no appeal to SCOTUS is possible.

7 posted on 10/24/2014 3:51:21 PM PDT by Lurking Libertarian (Non sub homine, sed sub Deo et lege)
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To: Lurking Libertarian

You could have posted the link to the Clarion-Ledger.


8 posted on 10/24/2014 3:59:34 PM PDT by upchuck (The language of government now is word-spew. ~ h/t Peggy Noonan)
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9 posted on 10/24/2014 4:03:02 PM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: so_real

Only two patriots ... far outnumbered by the cowards.


Cowards or people that owed Haley Barbour and didn’t recuse themselves.


10 posted on 10/24/2014 4:06:32 PM PDT by leapfrog0202 ("the American presidency is not supposed to be a journey of personal discovery" Sarah Palin)
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To: xzins
On to the Supreme Court.

It's a state issue, why would the U.S. Supreme Court get involved?

11 posted on 10/24/2014 4:08:01 PM PDT by Bettyprob
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I never understood why McDaniel waited to long to file even if he didn’t yet have all the materials he needed. As a lawyer, he knew the liberal court would be unforgiving of such a lapse.


12 posted on 10/24/2014 4:12:10 PM PDT by Theodore R. (Liberals keep winning; so the American people must now be all-liberal all the time.)
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To: Lurking Libertarian

McDaniel was, no doubt, expecting this decision.

He will, I hope, carry on and continue to fight for real reform in the Republican party.


13 posted on 10/24/2014 4:20:42 PM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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This was the ruling that I was resigned to expect. Does anyone know why the three recusals?

This “Battle of Mississippi” was a victory for the GOPe RINOs and a defeat for constitutional conservatives (AND the majority of Republican voters in Mississippi).

Although the GOPe won this battle, the CORRUPT ACTIONS they had to take grievously wounded them for the long term. They exposed their rot and their vileness and their lack of both character and a core belief in ANYTHING except personal power.

The GOPe VILENESS exposed in Mississippi convinced me (and undoubtably 100s of thousands of other true conservatives) to change from a person who always voted for the “lesser of two evils” to one who will never again vote for a corrupt RINO. The damage they have done to themselves (and the Republican Party) will likely have minimum effect in the 2014 mid-terms but may have a substantial effect in the longer term and in closer elections. I hope they’re happy with the temporary victory they’ve won.


14 posted on 10/24/2014 4:21:50 PM PDT by House Atreides (ANOTHER CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN FOR CHILDERS 2014 .... Don't reward bad GOPe behavior.)
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15 posted on 10/24/2014 4:24:28 PM PDT by RedMDer (May we always be happy and may our enemies always know it. - Sarah Palin, 10-18-2010)
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16 posted on 10/24/2014 4:25:14 PM PDT by WKB
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To: House Atreides
Does anyone know why the three recusals?

No reason was stated, but they also recused from the earlier case (where McDaniel was seeking access to voter records). Someone who knows Mississippi politics may correct me, but I always assumed it was because Cochran endorsed them when they ran for the court.

17 posted on 10/24/2014 4:25:15 PM PDT by Lurking Libertarian (Non sub homine, sed sub Deo et lege)
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To: Lurking Libertarian

More likely they are friends of Barbour (FOB)


18 posted on 10/24/2014 4:35:15 PM PDT by batterycommander (...a little more rubble, a lot less trouble.)
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To: Bettyprob

State vote but Federal Office.


19 posted on 10/24/2014 4:36:14 PM PDT by xzins ( Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! Those who truly support our troops pray for victory!)
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To: mlo

There wasn’t a deadline per se. However, they first had to fight to see the election information so they had grounds to file, with everyone in the establishment arrayed against them. It will not surprise me to see Cochran lose as bitter voters do not support him.


20 posted on 10/24/2014 4:39:27 PM PDT by Ingtar (The NSA - "We're the only part of government who actually listens to the people.")
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